{"id":9655,"date":"2024-03-09T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-03-09T19:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/?p=9655"},"modified":"2025-03-21T10:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T20:05:24","slug":"2024-15-hidoe-principals-honored-as-2024-tokioka-excellence-in-school-leadership-nominees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiipublicschools.org\/th\/2024-15-hidoe-principals-honored-as-2024-tokioka-excellence-in-school-leadership-nominees\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e2d\u0e33\u0e19\u0e27\u0e22\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e42\u0e23\u0e07\u0e40\u0e23\u0e35\u0e22\u0e19 HIDOE 15 \u0e04\u0e19\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e40\u0e01\u0e35\u0e22\u0e23\u0e15\u0e34\u0e43\u0e2b\u0e49\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e44\u0e14\u0e49\u0e23\u0e31\u0e1a\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e2a\u0e19\u0e2d\u0e0a\u0e37\u0e48\u0e2d\u0e40\u0e02\u0e49\u0e32\u0e0a\u0e34\u0e07\u0e23\u0e32\u0e07\u0e27\u0e31\u0e25 &quot;\u0e04\u0e27\u0e32\u0e21\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e40\u0e25\u0e34\u0e28\u0e14\u0e49\u0e32\u0e19\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e40\u0e1b\u0e47\u0e19\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e19\u0e33\u0e43\u0e19\u0e42\u0e23\u0e07\u0e40\u0e23\u0e35\u0e22\u0e19&quot; \u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e08\u0e33\u0e42\u0e15\u0e40\u0e01\u0e35\u0e22\u0e27\u0e1b\u0e23\u0e30\u0e08\u0e33\u0e1b\u0e35 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fifteen Hawai\u2018i State Department of Education (HIDOE) principals \u2013 one from each complex area \u2013 were honored as the latest nominees for the 18th annual\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.islandinsurance.com\/about\/masayuki-tokioka-awards\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>HIDOE leaders joined the Island Insurance Foundation&nbsp;and public officials including state&nbsp;Sen. 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